If you haven’t been on TikTok lately, you really don’t know what you are missing. TikTok is one of the newer social media apps that is becoming more and more popular every day. The app has millions of users from all over the world, with each video being better than the last.
When you head to TikTok, you never know what kind of video is going to pop up on your “for you” page for your enjoyment. You may find yourself enjoying one of the new dance sensations of the week, or you might watch as someone cooks up a new recipe that looks simply amazing. Some videos are funny, others are sad, others are scary, and so forth.
However, many users are finding out that there is more to the powerful social media app than just the latest dance craze. Hundreds of users are now happy to share their life hacks on the app, showing others the different tricks they have learned to make their lives a little bit easier.
Recently, a woman took to TikTok to share what she called a “game-changing trick” that helps to get pen marks off of any sofa or couch. If you have children or have ever babysat kids, then you probably already know how dangerous they can be if they get ahold of a pen or marker. Plus, kids are fast. You have to be extremely vigilant when you have young children in the house!
However, you might have to turn your back on your little charge to start dinner or use the bathroom. When they see they have a minute alone, many kids grab what they aren’t allowed to have. This includes ink pens and markers. And we all know how clumsy little hands can be when they have something they shouldn’t!
Liesl Elizabeth is the mom who posted on TikTok, sharing her very amazing technique with her viewers. Elizabeth, who posts on her page @cleanfreak_cleaningco, states that her technique will save your upholstery using nothing but a simple can of hairspray.
Elizabeth first shows a clip of her sofa and the line of pen that is smeared across it. Then, she simply sprays a bit of hairspray on the mark before leaving it to soak in for a couple of minutes.
The next step is to take a clean, damp cloth and wipe it over the spot. As viewers watch, the pen mark starts to quickly vanish until it is completely gone. How amazing!
The video is so amazing, in fact, that it has more than 250,000 likes and millions of views, with more and more users clicking on it to see what the hype is all about. Once viewed, many impressed users couldn’t help but leave a comment in the comment section to share their thoughts on the amazing life hack they knew nothing about.
One viewer joked that they were tempted to use a pen on their own couch just to test the hack out. Another had the opportunity to try it and came back to state that it does work. Others were eager to congratulate Elizabeth on such a helpful suggestion.
One viewer even mentioned that they learn more on TikTok than they ever have in their entire life. Who would have ever believed that an inexpensive can of hairspray could help save an expensive piece of furniture?
We hope you make sure you always have some hairspray on hand, even if you don’t use it for your hair. You never know when a child, or even an adult, is going to accidentally get some pen or marker on your couch. Thanks to this viral video, you won’t have to take your furniture in for an expensive re-upholstery job or pay hundreds of dollars to a professional cleaning company. One can of hairspray plus one wet rag equals one clean couch. Thanks for the amazing life hack we didn’t know we needed!
